“Slightly younger, more long-term, with a big project at hand, and it is a big project.

“One of the reasons they are having to go down this route is because the manager overstayed by a couple of years at least, by being allowed to sign a new contract and the board couldn’t make a decision and all the other managers have moved on.

“There isn’t a plethora of managers out there available to revamp this squad with the experience and CV, and that’s probably why they’re going to go down a younger route.

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“Let’s be honest, if Arteta comes in, he’ll have to work within a budget.

“He will not be as forceful as a Guardiola, as a Klopp, as a Mourinho, as a manager of that ilk, who would almost force a board to spend money.

“He would be a younger guy who is slightly easier for Arsenal to manage in a financial sense.”